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Laboratory Technician I Jobs in Redwood City, CA at ETALON Equine Genetics
Responsibilities:
● Program Leadership & Compliance: Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the company’s food safety and quality program manual, ensuring full compliance with FDA regulations, HACCP, SQF, and GMP requirements.
● Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as the primary liaison for food safety and quality matters, interacting effectively with ownership, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and internal departments.
● Operational Oversight: Provide daily reports to executive management on food safety operations and observations. Conduct regular audits, establish company standards, and proactively escalate any food safety or quality concerns to management.
● Team Management & Development: Lead, train, and supervise a team of Quality Assurance Technicians. Conduct performance activities such as audits, program setup, and program planning.
● Technical & Administrative Guidance: Offer comprehensive administrative and technical direction to all departments, including personnel administration, technical problem resolution, and the development of in-house training programs.
● System Maintenance & Improvement: Ensure the effective maintenance and continuous improvement of all company standards outlined in the quality manual. Implement and refine corrective action measures for non-compliance.
● HACCP & QA Plan Management: Maintain and enhance food safety and quality assurance plans by conducting thorough hazard analyses, identifying critical control points, establishing preventive measures, and defining critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, and verification/validation processes.
● Process Verification: Verify quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes, meticulously documenting evidence, determining operational and performance qualifications, and drafting/updating quality assurance procedures.
● Training & Development: Lead training initiatives for staff in critical areas including Food Safety, GMP, SQF, HACCP, and Allergen Management.
● Interdepartmental Coordination: Meet daily with the Plant Manager to proactively identify and address potential issues.
● Quality Monitoring: Conduct weekly swab testing in the outlet store to ensure adherence to proper food safety regulations.
Required Qualifications:
● Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) in a science-related field preferred.
● Minimum of 5 years of experience in the food industry, with a preference for baking experience.
● Minimum of 6 years of supervisory experience, demonstrating strong leadership of teams ranging from 10 to 150 employees.
Certifications:
● HACCP certified (Required).
● Food Defense certified (Required).
● SQF Practitioner (Required).
Skills:
● Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
● Exceptional ability to manage multiple responsibilities and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
● Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, capable of professional correspondence and effective presentations.
● Solid mathematical aptitude, including proficiency with the metric system, formulas, recipe conversions, and Excel formulas.
● Work Environment & Physical Demands: Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with moving mechanical parts, varying noise levels, and temperature extremes (hot, humid, cold freezer areas), and associated slippery conditions. Regularly required to stand, use hands, walk, reach, talk, hear, taste, and smell. Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Ability to regularly team-lift up to 50 pounds. Close vision, distance vision, and depth perception required.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) matching
Life insurance
Paid time off
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
How long you’ve been working as a Food Safety and Quality Manager?
How many years of experience do you have in food industry, specifically in Baking?
Are you a Certified HACCP, Food Defense, and SQF Practitioner?
Are you Proficient with Microsoft Office programs?
Are you willing to work onsite in Bohemia, NY?
How much is your target salary?
Work Location: In person
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Title: Laboratory Technician I
Company: ETALON Equine Genetics
Location: Redwood City, CA